Country Romania Population (2002) 8,009 Website primariachiajna.ro | County Ilfov County Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Saturday 6:32 PM | |
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Chiajna is a commune in the south-west of Ilfov County, Romania, immediately west of the capital, Bucharest. It is composed of three villages: Chiajna, Dudu and Roșu.
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Map of Chiajna, Romania
Etymology
Chiajna is a Romanian female name, being a feminine version of "cneaz" (Knyaz).
In one version Chiajna was named after the wife of Cernica Știrbey, a Wallachian vornic who owned the area where people from Cernavodă settled and founded the village.
Another story says that Lady Chiajna (ca. 1525–1588, İstanbul) was the daughter of Petru Rareș, the voievod of Moldavia, an illegitimate child of Ștefan cel Mare. Lady Chiajna was the wife of Wallachian prince Mircea V Ciobanul. In Romanian literature (e.g.: the novella Doamna Chiajna, published in 1860 by author Alexandru Odobescu), she is a famous and frightening female character, similar to Lady Macbeth.
Administration
The mayor of Chiajna is Mircea Minea (National Liberal Party).
Education
The commune contains Lady Chiajna High School (Grupul Școlar Doamna Chiajna), with the following specializations: Promotional Design, Football, Yachting, Wrestling, Boxing, and Public Alimentation.